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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

IDlis are sometimes boring!!! at times there is extra left or left over from morning breakfast and no one in house wants to have it in there plate. We wont face this in an Tamil family where Idlis are loved but what if we make another dish out of it???, like Idli upma. Yes, I love idli upma that is being flavored with cumins (jeera), carrot, beans and onions. Yummy Yummy evening snacks. Children will love it and also by big children who are in college but always on diet. Idli upma is low caloric with lots of veggies. Once decided to make, you can also include as many variety veggies as you want. Here is an easy evening snack.

PREPARATION
Cook idlis or if idlis are already cooked, make them into small pieces. sprinkle some salt and keep aside.
Cut beans and carrot into small pieces and cook them separate for 5 minutes in boiling water. drain water and keep aside.In a hot pan, add oil followed by mustard seeds, green chillies, chana dal, urad dal and cumins (take care that cumins are not burnt in oil).
Add onions and saute them for 2 minutes following addition of tomatoes. Saute this for 2-3 more minutes until tomatoes becomes softer than earlier.
Now add cooked beans and carrot, mix and add idli pieces.
Give it a mix thoroughly so that idlis get mixed with vegetables.
Now taste salt and add accordingly as required.